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World Quantum Readiness Day

DigiCert’s current event page and August 2026 announcement identify the third annual World Quantum Readiness Day on 17 September 2026.

Date / rule17 September 2026 for the third annual edition
ScopeDigiCert-organized global virtual cybersecurity and post-quantum-readiness event
VerificationFirst Party Current Edition
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveThursday, September 17, 2026See everything on September 17 →
Authority summary

What is World Quantum Readiness Day?

DigiCert’s current event page and August 2026 announcement identify the third annual World Quantum Readiness Day on 17 September 2026.

Date and recurrence

17 September 2026 for the third annual edition

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is DigiCert-organized global virtual cybersecurity and post-quantum-readiness event. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Celebrations & Social →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. DigiCert — World Quantum Readiness Day 2026First Party
  2. DigiCert — 2026 speaker announcementFirst Party
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is World Quantum Readiness Day?

17 September 2026 for the third annual edition The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 17 September 2026 for the third annual edition.

Does World Quantum Readiness Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is World Quantum Readiness Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: DigiCert-organized global virtual cybersecurity and post-quantum-readiness event. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes World Quantum Readiness Day?

The stored designation basis is: DigiCert’s current event page and August 2026 announcement identify the third annual World Quantum Readiness Day on 17 September 2026.. Supporting provenance includes DigiCert — World Quantum Readiness Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is World Quantum Readiness Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: DigiCert-organized global virtual cybersecurity and post-quantum-readiness event. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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